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The research aims to differentiate between speech sound disorders and phonological dialect differences to inform assessment strategies.

March 15, 2026

Differentiating Speech Sound Disorders from Phonological Dialect Differences: Implications for Assessment and Intervention

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The research aims to differentiate between speech sound disorders and phonological dialect differences to inform assessment strategies.
Examined 148 children aged 4–12 years with speech sound disorders.
Compared children learning General American English and African American English using the Dialect Sensitive Language Test.
Categorized mismatches to target forms as phonotactic vs. segmental.
Children with speech sound disorders scored below Dialect Sensitive Language Test norms.
No overall dialect differences in mismatch frequency were identified.
Individual consonants were mastered in different orders by dialect.

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Research reveals phonotactic differences in children with speech sound disorders, indicating the need for dialect-specific assessment and intervention.

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Velleman et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b606c483145bc643d1cfc2 https://doi.org/10.1097/tld.0b013e318efc378

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Research reveals phonotactic differences in children with speech sound disorders, indicating the need for dialect-specific assessment and intervention.

Differentiating Speech Sound Disorders from Phonological Dialect Differences: Implications for Assessment and Intervention

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Differentiating Speech Sound Disorders from Phonological Dialect Differences: Implications for Assessment and Intervention

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